Free Essays on Harry Potter And The Philosopher's Stone

  1. Harry Potter and the Monomyth

    Harry Potter, the classic hero “The effect of the successful adventure of the hero is the unlocking and release again of the flow of life into the body of the world” (Campbell, 37). Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s stone is an ideal representation of the traditional pattern of the heroic journey as...

  2. The WIzarding World of Harry Potter

     The Wizarding World of Harry Potter “Mr. and Mrs. Dursley of Number 4 Privet Drive were proud to say that they were perfectly normal, thank you very much”. That was the first sentence in Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J.K. Rowling, and little did I know that my life was changed...

  3. youn Heroes in Harry Potter

    YOUNG HEROES In Harry potter, j.k Rowling’s young heroes, Harry, Hermione and Ron are central figures who outshine throughout the series of seven books and make themselves eminent by performing heroic deeds by dint of their talent without anyone’s help. Harry is the hero of the story. Orphaned as...

  4. Harry Potter

    Wikipedia zu betreiben. Harry Potter aus Wikipedia, der freien Enzyklopädie Wechseln zu: Navigation, Suche Disambig-dark.svg Dieser Artikel behandelt die Romanreihe Harry Potter; zu Informationen über die Titelfigur siehe Figuren der Harry-Potter-Romane. Harry Potter ist eine populäre Fantasy-Romanreihe...

  5. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

    Richard Lee English 12, Period 4 Mrs. Schneider 11/10/09 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone 1.) I loved the movie ever since it first came out so I thought I'd give the book a try, it actually catched my attention since I already knew what was going to happen and it had more detail then...

  6. Harry Potter

    Woodrum English 102 October 24, 2008 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone By J. K. Rowling “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” is a book set in real time that takes the readers into a world of magic, witches, and wizardry. The hero of the story, Harry Potter, was forced to live with his aunt and...

  7. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone. Essay

    In the novel, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J.K. Rowling, many examples for different literary devices are presented. Granted the examples may be subtle and relatively hard to notice to the untrained reader, however the way it is put together is the most interesting part of all. One literary...

  8. Ucmj

    4 II. DISCUSSION 5 III. CONCLUSIO......Harry Potter and the philosopher’s stone emphasizes the virtue of humility by showing the extraordinary modesty of its hero and by making this modesty an important part of Harry’s success in obtaining the philosopher’s Stone. Harry’s humility is no doubt ingrained...

  9. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows Plot

    date that Harry’s friends are planning to move him from the house on Privet Drive to a new safe location, so that Voldemort can capture Harry en route. As Harry packs to leave Privet Drive, he reads two obituaries for Dumbledore, both of which make him think that he didn’t know Dumbledore as well...

  10. Harry Potter Script

    -Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2: Part 6- -Script By Silver Dragon Studios and JimA73- *Shot zooms out from Harry’s face* In the next shot Ron and Hermione are visible as they walk up to Harry. Hermione: Harry! Harry turns around to look at them. Ron:...

  11. Tom Brennan

    many consequences of moving into the world are explored, the positive and the negative. Another novel series which analyses this theme further is ‘Harry Potter’ by J.K. Rowling. Thought-out both we see many friendships made and broken, and how individuals grow when they are taken out of their comfort zone...

  12. What Makes Harry Potter Hero?

    It is not exaggerated to say that JK Rowling has given birth to the new reading era, for her children novel “Harry Potter” became so popular throughout the world for it encourages the love of reading not only to English speaking countries but among every generation of people in different culture. ...

  13. Harry Potter Essay

    Why did I enjoy reading Harry Potter? Harry Potter is the most popular book in this century. A lot of people like reading this book because it’s very interesting. I like reading Harry Potter very much. It is very exciting and while I read the book I believe that I am there. Magic...

  14. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

    Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, new Defence Against the Dark Arts professor Dolores Umbridge chooses to only teach the basic principles of the subject in her classes in lieu of practical applications, due to Minister for Magic Cornelius Fudge's erroneous fear that Albus Dumbledore is preparing...

  15. Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince

    5 December 13, 2008 o Harry Potter and The Half Blood Prince, J.K. Rowling, Published in 2005. [pic] o Obviously the main character in this story is Harry Potter. He is one of the greatest wizards in the wizarding world, but that isn't what he thinks. Harry at this point of the series is...

  16. Harry Potter Book Report

    Harry Potter and the Prisoner of AzkabanEnglish January 13, 2011 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban is a story by J.K. Rowling. It was published during the summer of 1999. It is Harry’s third year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. He arrives back only to notice that security...

  17. resource

    Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone is the first film in the Harry Potter series based on the novels by J.K. Rowling. It is the tale of Harry Potter, an ordinary 11-year-old boy serving as a sort of slave for his aunt and uncle who learns that he is actually a wizard and has been invited to attend...

  18. Modern Myth

    predestined, rather than simply achieved" (Campbell, 1949). In the contemporary fantasy novel Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, author J.K. Rowling introduces a new hero, the young wizard Harry Potter. Beginning with his birth and separation from his parents, his childhood exile, his call to adventure...

  19. misc

    "Don't pity the dead Harry. Pity the living, and above all, all those who live without love." -Albus Dumbledore http://www.allgreatquotes.com/harry_potter_quotes3.shtml It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Spoken by Albus Dumbledore ...

  20. Linguistic Realization as a Polysemic Category on the basis of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

    Introduction The theme of our diploma thesis is “Linguistic Realization as a Polysemic Category on the basis of "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling”. The issue of polysemy is not new in linguistics but, since the practical chapter is based on the novel, which is very...

  21. poverty

    Yesterday I read the book “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone,” written by J. K. Rowling. At first, the book was hard to read but as I kept reading, it became easier and more interesting. The book has seventeen chapters. The first chapter is called “The Boy Who Lived.” The book begins by introducing...

  22. Part of Personal Statement

    silent and ready to listen, and explain. Drawing a pillow close to my chest, I curled up in my bed and began to re-read a copy of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. As I read, the insults my disappointed parents hissed into my ear seemed to fade, and while reading Harry’s life and struggles, I felt...

  23. Gummy Lol

    kids have interactive media; which refers to digital and analog materials. EBooks use applications that develop learning abilities, such as Rosetta Stone. The program is used so people that are having a hard time learning a second langue gain an advantage, through facilitate and creative engagement with...

  24. The Unicorn

    protected against any poison. Even today the supernatural powers of the unicorn are still mentioned in movies and books. In her book, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, J.K. Rowling talks about a man who became immortal after drinking the blood of the creature. The legend has it that it’s almost impossible...

  25. unknown

    only books, but a series that really caught my attention was my favorite. I loved Goosebumps, Horrible Harry, and many more. My favorite by far that I actually grew up with was the Harry Potter series. It was New Years Eve around 14 years ago.  My dad, my sister and I were all on our couch with a...

  26. Library

    story.  Rising Action Rising action is what occurs leading up to the climax. For example, in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, Harry must go through a set of tasks to reach where the sorcerer's stone is hidden where he will have the final battle. These tasks are the "rising action", and the final...

  27. Magic

    for the philosopher’s stone which would change metals into gold and the elixir of life which would cure sickness and make your life longer. Then in1600 scientists revealed that magic was not real. That it was our mind playing tricks on us. One of the greatest magicians in the past was Harry Houdini...

  28. One Doubly Magical Book

    One Doubly Magical Book Harry Potter fans have minds of their own; minds filled with disarming spells, house door passwords, and every character’s favorite food. Trivia like this serves no purpose in the “real” world of business and school, but fans have their own applications. Conventions...

  29. The Inquirer of the Deathly Hollows

    The Inquirer of the Deathly Hollows Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows by J.K. Rowling is a well written novel which is mainly concerned with overcoming evil. If you enjoy fantasies, then you should read this book. J.K. Rowling real name is Joanne Kathleen. She was born on July 31st, 1965 in...

  30. Biography of J.K. Rowling

    J. K. Rowling is a British author best known as the creator of the Harry Potter fantasy series, the idea for which was conceived whilst on a train trip from Manchester to London in 1990. The Potter books have gained worldwide attention, won multiple awards, sold more than 400 million copies and been...

  31. Jk Rowling

    College for secondary school. In 1990, while she was on a 4-hour delayed train ride to her flat in Clapham Junction, she thought of the idea for Harry Potter, but the idea was delayed after her mother died. Rowling moved to Portugal in the same year to teach English as a foreign language. On October 16th...

  32. Censorship in the Media

    addition, there has been controversy regarding a number of films regarding their classification. One of the more recent cases was involved the movie Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. It was believed among many that the classification the movie received, M 15+, was too harsh and would be detrimental to...

  33. Childrens Media Text

    approach to attract child readers. J.K Rowling’s Harry Potter series has had a considerable amount of publicity over the years and is still generating global interest in reading amongst children. Waterstone’s carried out a survey on the impact of Harry Potter on children’s literature. Their findings showed...

  34. Nurse and Professor: Heartless Soul Mates

    successful and highly different authors. Kesey’s One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest takes us to a bleak, depressing insane asylum in Oregon, while Rowling’s Harry Potter series whisks us off to a secretly magical Great Britain, where wizards and witches are educated far from prying Muggle eyes. Although the tales...

  35. That's All

    Back to that first principle of storytelling: A story is about someone who changes. And, puberty aside, Harry doesn't change much. As envisioned by Rowling, he walks the path of good so unwaveringly that his final victory over Voldemort feels, not just inevitable, but hollow. But there is one character...

  36. Belonging: the Person's Connection to Society

    identity. Skrzynecki also uses “10 Mary Street” to express that choosing to belong to his house can do the same thing. One of the best books from Harry Potter series by J.K Rowling, “The Deathly Hallows”, also hyperbolises this idea of how belonging can shape a human’s identity. Choosing to belong is...

  37. Harrypotter

    Jacket art from Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Reviewed by CCBC Librarian Megan Schliesman: J.K. Rowling brings her seven-part, sweeping story to its dramatic conclusion in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, a tense and spellbinding narrative that moves at breakneck speed, despite its bulk,...

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  39. Cerberus

    stamina and resistance to harm and a prolonged life enhancement. Cerberus was remade into a few movies also. One movie he was in was Harry Potter. In Harry Potter the three-headed dog that belonged to Hagrid was actually based on the Greek God Cerberus. Also many comic book characters were based on...

  40. Devil Wears Prada

    begins to dress more stylishly and do her job competently, fulfilling a seemingly impossible request of Miranda's to get two copies of an unpublished Harry Potter manuscript to her daughters. Andrea "Andy" Sachs, an aspiring journalist fresh out of Northwestern University, lands the magazine job "a million...

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  42. Worst Job

    The Snatchers Harry leaned against the burnout car while he adjusted the strap from the bag around his neck. The hike was up hill, just out of Godric's Hollow. Harry and Hermione was a mile from town, from the old freeway, where they could see all the way down upon the cozy village. “Let’s rest for...

  43. Percy Jackson

    Spectacle and admiration are important, not whether something really could . What is important is whether something is believable . The imaginative Harry Potter series proved to be well worked out example , almost everything was there as natural. Unfortunately this is different from Percy Jackson , where...

  44. Watching over Reading

    for me to read a big book on TITANIC.  While it won’t take more than a day for us to watch all sequels of the Harry Potter movie, we need at least a month to read all books of Harry potter. At the end of the day, those people who read the book will have same understanding as those of who watched the...

  45. Hero Essay

    like nobody. His actions occurred when he stabbed the Cyclops in the one eye that he has, then he got away. Another example of a hero is Harry Potter. Harry Potter is clearly a hero that fits your definition. He is constantly trying to do the right thing to protect himself and more importantly, those...

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  50. film industry

    whole new generation to come together and enjoy this film. This gained the studios more fans for the future and also generated them a lot of income. Harry Potter is a worldwide phenomenon and has major fan-bases all over the world, in some ways this film studio keeps going from strength to strength creating...

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  56. How They Add Up

    to be worn by woman they could ware skorts or culottes. Going to the movie theater was not to be done. Watching anything that involved magic like harry potter or something like that was not allowed to be watched. Cussing or pseuds cuss word was not to be said like ocean or Shiite for example. For classes...

  57. The Third and Final Continent

    as it appears” ties together the entirety of the book. These are all ordinary stories that are not so focused on action and plot. Its not like a Harry potter book when this is happening and then this. There is not a lot of dialogue but there is more description, so you really get a sense of the people’s...

  58. How Are Teenage Girls Represented in Recent ‘Young Adult’ Fiction? Include Some Discussion of Relevant Academic Studies of ‘Young Adult Fiction’.

    Repression Adolescent Literature, Iowa City: University of Iowa Press 14. Zipes, J (2001) Sticks and Stones: The Troublesome Success of Children’s Literature from Slovenly Peter to Harry Potter, New York: Routeledge Web Sites Used Ian Bone (2005) Young Adult Fiction: Playing with Big Kids http://www...

  59. Chain Smoker

    information about J.K. Rowling and Harry potter, I feel envy. After all, she made so much money by just describing a place which exists no where. I accept that it is a very well written book (just for your sake. Ok? ) But the question is, why adults read ‘Harry potter’? There may be many answers, but I...

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